Clothesline control



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MCLOTHESLINE CONTROL Dec. 15, 1931.

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Application m Kay 22, 930. Serial No. 454,594.' j

This invention pertains to improvements in clothes line supports, particularly to the arrangement as mounted on a window frame,

and serves to have the clothes linebrought into the room throu an open'window, when ly and securel hold the main lever in the two positions or use.

A further object of the invention'is to provide a memberthat will automatically serve to lock the rope against displacement from the guide'pulley from which it is detached at the inner posltion, when the arm is swung to move the parts to the outer position;

In the accompanying drawlngs showing one embodiment of my invention Figure l is a perspective view of the structure applied to a window frame and placed in the inner position." '1 V Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the device. Fig. 3 is a plan view. Fig. 4 is a partial side elevation with the lever lowered. I

Fig. 5 shows the lever detached. Fig. 6 shows the'supporting bracket. Fig. 7 shows the locking pin.

parts. I I i Q As shown in the drawings, the device consists essentially of a main frame 2, a. lever member. 3, and a hanger bracket 4:. The frame is shown in the form of a plate or strip of sheet metal with bent ears 5 and 6 at the ends thatare apertured for pivotsi whereby it can swing on ears 7 and 8 on the u supporting bracket 4 Thelatterears have slots 9 and 10, for adjustment bolts lland 12 mounted in holes in the ears 5 and 6. This.

bracket has bent lugs 13 and 14, and also In window frame 17.

sure of the rope on the pulle r shaft 21 also servesto erm 'a bearing outer end b a pulley-30li The supporting plate 2 is shown provided with an arm. 18 having a perforated ear 19 at its outer end; andtheplate 2 has an apertured car 20 near the arm that registers with said ear 19, to receive a'shaft 21 extending across the arm. A pulley 22 is mounted at the middle of this shaft and'extends into the slot 23 of the arm, and other ears 24 and 25 onthe .arm 18 have holes that engage the shaft adjacent the pulley. A brace in; thew form of a curved arm 26 extends from the outer end of the arm over to the plate to pre vent lateralbend'ing of the 'armfrom presfor theswinging lever, thatis shown composed of two bars 27 and 28 connected at the a handle 29,- and which receive etween the bars at this end. .At the other ends of the bars they are separatedwi'fi a greater distance apart, and apertured to swing onthe shaft 21 adjacent its endsupports in the arm. 1 The arm or lever thus swings concentricwith the pulley 22, and the "pulleys 30 and 22-remain the same distancejai apart in all positions of the lever.

Means are arranged to secure the leverin the horizontal position,-in'which it will extend inwardly through the window, with the bracketand arm mounted on the outer 'por-...

tionof theframe, as shown in Fig. 3. A

curved bar'3l is securedto thelever at one end, and is formed concentriczwith this lever. A spring. pin 32 is mounted'on an extension -33 ofthe frame, and will engage the aperv 8i. Fig. 8 shows the main frame, with adjacent turedv portion 34 of the bar 31 when the arm projects inwardly tolockithe'lever in this position, and when the lever is lowered the lock pin will engage another apertured porwith an arm 36 projecting outwardly with a 'pairof spaced apertured ears, 37 -38, be-

tween which is pivoted apulley 39, that is in the same plane as the two pulleys '22 and 30. In the use of this device the endless rope -40 is brought in over. the pulley 22," and passed around the pulley30 on the inner free end'of the lever, shown in Fig. lprojecting into the room. The rope then passes outwardly and of course is passed around a suitable pulley at a distant location in the usual manner. The lower portionof the pulley will sag down a short distance below the framework, and can have the articles applied thereto and then the rope at this portion moved outwardly until the desired number of articles are hung, or the capacity reached. It will be understood that no articles are to be applied inside of the frame in the final position, and this portion 41 ofthe rope is thenraised and caused to engage the third pulley 39, as indicatedin Fig 1, that will support the two portions of the rope in proximity. The lever 3 can now be released by the lockingpin 32, and is swung downwardly to the upright position as indicated in Fig. 4, and will thus be entirely outside of the window to permitthe sash tobe closed. During this operation the lower rope portion 41 will be supported by the pulley 39 on the frame, while the portion around the pulley 30 on the lever will move downwardly, and of course the other portion of the rope will still engage the pulley 32 at the axis of the lever. This will cause the rope to retain its tensionbecause the pulley 3(lremains at the same distance from the pulley 22, and the other pulley 39 'is placedkclose .to the pulley 22. But the rope is liable to be displaced from ,thesmall pulley 39, therefore a guard plateAQ is mounted on the lever 3 that in this upr igh t position will be brought close to the pulley 39 and the ropecannot escape its bearingzon this pulley; It will be seen that a structure of this character is very easily made from sheet metal by cutting and bending dies, and can be quickly formed andassembled; and also that it possesses the requisite strength and rigidity, \yet is :not bulkyand does :not interfence with the'proper use :of the window.

What I;o1aimis.:

A rframe consisting of a strip of sheet metal having supporting ears at the top and bottom,'an arm-extending out from the strip ntrtop in its :plane with anrapertured ear mars 'end, an apertured .cear' onv the strip :alined with the said first .ear, ashaft turn- ;ingin saidears,"a pair .ofears at the inter- :mediate partofsaid arm that engage said Isha-ft, a pulley von the shaft between said .lat-

- zter ears, aleverhaving apertured spaced bars which atone end engage said shaft forming a pivot about which to swing the lever,a pulsley on theifree. end of the lever. alined with said first pulley, a second arm extending.

from said plate, a guide pulley on said latter J 'ond'pulleyaand means for locking the lever arininthesame plane with said first and secin upright and horizontal positions.

2.LA frame consisting of astrip of sheet imetail having supportingears atthe top and :dpttom, an arm extending out from the strip lever, a pulley on the free end of the lever alined "with said first pulley, a second arm extending from said plate, a guide pulley on saidlatter arm in the same plane with said .first and ,second pulleys, means for locking the'lever'in upright and horizontal positions,

and aguardplate on the lever' that-is brought close tosaid guide pulley when the lever is in upright position to prevent escape of the rope from the pulley.

3. A frame consisting of a strip of sheet metal having supporting ears at the top and bottom, an arm extending out at the top of the strip with an apertured ear in its end, an apertured ear on the strip alined with the said firstear,-a shaft turning vin said ears, a pair of ears at the intermediate part of said arm that engage said shaft, a pulley on the shaft between'said latter ears, said arm forming a guard for the rope on the pulley, a lever having apertured spaced bars which at one end engage said shaft forming a pivot about which to swing the lever, a pulley on the free end of the lever alined with said first pulley, a second arm extendingfrom said plate, a guide pulley on said latter arm in the same plane with said first and second pulleys, and .means for locking the lever in upright and horizontal positions.

4. A frame consisting of a strip of sheet metal havingsupporting ears at the top and bottom, a bracket plate having ears at the ends that engage said ears and lateral 'ears to engage the window frame, an arm extending out from the strip at the top ofits plane with an apertured ear .at its end, an apertured ear on the strip alined withsaid first ear, a shaft turning in said latter cars, a pair of ears at the intermediate part of said arm that engage said shaft,a pulley on the shaft between said latterears, a lever having apertured spaced'bars which at one end engage said shaft forming a pivot about which to swing the lever, a pulley on'the free end of the lever alined with said first pulley, a second arm-extending from said plate, a guide pulley on said latterarm in the same plane with said first and second pulleys, and means for locking the lever in upright and horizon- .tal positions.

'bottom',.an arm extending out from the strip atthe top in its plane with an apertured .ear at itslend, ,an apertured ear on the strip alined with the said first ear,,a.shaft turning in said ears, :1 pair of ears at the intermediate part of said arm that engage saidshaft, a pulley on the shaft between said latter ears,

a bridge piece extending across the frame over the said pulley from and between the bases of said ears, a lever having apertured spaced bars which at one end en age said shaft forming a pivot about whic to' swing the lever, a pulley on the free end of the lever alined with said first pulley, a second arm extending from said plate, a guide pulley on said latter arm in the same plane with said first and second pulleys, and means for locking the lever in the upright and in the horizontal positions.

- Signed at Newark on this 10th day o'f May, 1930.

WARREN FUHRMAN-N. 

